on 5/29/02 10:46 AM, Thomas Cherry at jceaser_at_mac.com wrote:
>
> If you need, I (or someone else) could write a fake application that says it
> is a virus scanner. All it will have to do is have a progress bar that
> moves across the window and announces that you have no viruses.
>
> on 05/29/2002 9:50 AM, victor_at_newtontalk.net at victor_at_newtontalk.net wrote:
>
>>
>> There are no known viruses for any Newton device, therefore there has never
>> been any virus software written. You can quote me on that as a "Newton
>> Expert" if you want to...
>>
>> -- Victor
>>
>> If you really want virus software, I'm sure someone could whip up a quick
>> hack
>> that would slow down the machine by 1/2 for no reason :)
>>
>> Original Message:
>> -----------------
>> From: Anderson, Brett P. bpa_at_rti.org
>> Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 09:19:31 -0400
>> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>> Subject: [NTLK] MP2100 Virus Software
>>
>>
>> The research company I work for has a large stock of upgraded MP2000 and
>> MP2100 that we use for collecting research data. They are now going to
>> require us to have virus protection on all of our equipment (including the
>> MPs). I have looked through the FAQs (hopefully completely) and didn't seem
>> to find anything about virus protection software. Can someone please point
>> me in the direction of some good options for this software?
>>
>> Brett
>>
>
Is there really a need for such trickery? Will these folks be requiring
virus protection on cell phones? HP or TI calculators? Any instruments you
hook up to the computers to obtain data? At some point, you pass from the
sublime to the ridiculous and management needs to have some sort of waiver
process, at the very least. It's fine for someone "upstairs" to issue an
edict "Thou shalt protect against all viruses.", but the people that
implement it need to be educated.
- Eric.
--Eric Strobel (fyzycyst_at_NOSPAM^mailaps.org)
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